History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Band 2J. Murray, 1879 |
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... attack until the forty - first day of the On the 25th July the outworks were taken , mainly th the exertions and gallantry of the English under G Abercromby ; and on the following day , in answer second summons , the place surrendered ...
... attack until the forty - first day of the On the 25th July the outworks were taken , mainly th the exertions and gallantry of the English under G Abercromby ; and on the following day , in answer second summons , the place surrendered ...
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... attack on Marchiennes , made by General Kray under the direction of the Duke of York , in which the enemy lost 12 pieces of cannon , and 2000 killed and wounded . In spite of this success , however , winter came upon the Allies ...
... attack on Marchiennes , made by General Kray under the direction of the Duke of York , in which the enemy lost 12 pieces of cannon , and 2000 killed and wounded . In spite of this success , however , winter came upon the Allies ...
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... attack , irrespective and regardless of fred defeat , which was pursued by the French forces , seen have produced a nervous effect upon their opponents , u which each commander seemed to play , so to speak , fo own hand . The ...
... attack , irrespective and regardless of fred defeat , which was pursued by the French forces , seen have produced a nervous effect upon their opponents , u which each commander seemed to play , so to speak , fo own hand . The ...
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... attack of the French under General Pichegru ; and their obstinacy on this occasion was the origin of the barbarous order issued by the ruffians who held the reins of government in Paris , forbidding any quarter to be given " to the ...
... attack of the French under General Pichegru ; and their obstinacy on this occasion was the origin of the barbarous order issued by the ruffians who held the reins of government in Paris , forbidding any quarter to be given " to the ...
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... attacks made by the French army compelled the Duke retire across the Meuse into Holland . The surrende the frontier fortresses followed ; and then , while of French armies were detailed to pursue the Continental of the Allied forces ...
... attacks made by the French army compelled the Duke retire across the Meuse into Holland . The surrende the frontier fortresses followed ; and then , while of French armies were detailed to pursue the Continental of the Allied forces ...
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Seite 295 - But suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights...
Seite 295 - Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. No sudden burst of undisciplined valour, no nervous enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order; their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front, their measured...
Seite 320 - When the extent of the night's havoc was made known to lord Wellington, the firmness of his nature gave way for a moment, and the pride of conquest yielded to a passionate burst of grief for the loss of his gallant soldiers.
Seite 296 - ... as slowly and with a horrid carnage it was pushed by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the height. There, the French...
Seite 283 - No expressions of mine could do justice to the conduct of the troops throughout. Nothing less than the almost unparalleled exertions of every officer, the invincible bravery of every soldier, and the most determined devotion to the honour of his Majesty's arms in all, could have achieved this brilliant success, against such a formidable enemy so posted.